Jul 06 2009
Looks like noise
My plan is to transition from a swing trader to a day trader who only trades the first 30 minutes of the market each day.
Unless I find a good way to trade the first 30 minutes, I won’t do it. In the meantime, my subconscious mind will be looking for swing trading plays but I must ignore it. I am devoting a good 2-3 weeks of finding a good way to trade the opening bell.
So far things don’t look too good. Everything just looks like noise. The market seems to be brutally efficient.
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